Sanitary cigarette holder



June 5, 1928. 1,671,960

J- ANCHOR SANITARY CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed Aug. 1, 192'? ,INVENTOR. dqmes9170M W ATTORNE Patented June 5, 1928.

J'AmEsANoHoR; OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SANITARY CIGARETTE HOLDER.

A l cation med August 1, 1927. Serial No. 209,698.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a sanitarycigarette holder, and has forits object the provision of a cigaretteholder which will be maintained in sanitary .COHClltlOIl at allt1mes,and be such, as to affect to a minimum the smoke ordinarily drawnfrom a cigarette.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a cigarette holderprovided with a retaining member in which theholder is positioned whennot in use.

Another object of the invention is the pro.

' vision of a cigarette holder retaining member having a cleaningmember. mounted thereon which will serve to clean the bore of thecigarette holder and at the same time, plug the bore and prevent entryof foreign material therein.

Another object is the provision of acigarette holder made ofcomparatively soft material, and having the mouthpiece end reinforced bya sleeve or bushing inserted. in the bore.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a cigarette holderand retainer so arranged and constructed that the two may be attachedtogether and form a cylindrical member of attractive appearance.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanyingdrawings which form apart of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of. the inven tion showing the cigaretteholder attached to the retaining member. v

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the invention.

Fig. 3 is acentral longitudinal vertical sectional view of theinvention.

The cigarette holder which is made from comparatively soft material,such as wood,

rubber, or composition such as bakelite, or the like, comprises themouthpiece portion 7 having a bore 8 extending therethrough andcommunicating with the socket 9 whichis ordinarily tapered, and theouter end 10 of which is enlarged to provide the shoulder 11. Thetapered end of the mouthpiece 7 is reinforced by a preferably metallicsleeve 12 inserted therein in a press fit. The outer end of thecigarette holder is turned to form a surface 13 concave in crosssection. A cup shaped retaining member 14 is provided for receiving thetapered end of the cigarette holder, the cigarette holder being pressedinto the cup shaped member in a press 'fit. Extending axially of the cupshaped member is a cleaning member comprising an outer covering 15 ofsome material, such as c otton,.or the like, and having aCGIltIRljtlffQnlIlg member 16 formed from wire or the like. The end 17of this cleaning member is angularly turned after being projectedthrough the opening 18 formed in the base of the cup shaped member.

In operation the cigarette is placed in the cigarette holder in theusual manner and the mouthpiece 7 retained in the month. By forming thesocket at the portion 10 of enlarged diameter, a burning or charring ofthe outer end of the cigarette holder is prevented when the cigarette issmoked down closeto the holder. This is quite an important feature ofthe invention as it permits the construction of the cigarette holderfrom wood, or other material easily scorched the cleaning member as itis passing there-.

through. The cleaning member may also be used to eject the cigarettebutt from the holder, should it stick tightly therein, and beirremovable by customary methods. I The formation of the concave surface13 on the cigarette holder serves as a finger grip and the periphery ofthe retaining member is formed concave adjacent its base to afford asimilar finger gripping surface so that the cigarette holder may beremoved from the retainer.

WVith a. device constructed in this manner a sanitary cigarette holderwhich may be cheaply manufactured is provided. Also a cigarette holderand retaineris provided so that the bore of the cigarette holder doesnot become filled with foreign material when placed in the pocket of theuser and is alretainer from vending machines.

It is believed obvious that the cover or re-.

ceptaole may also be used for covering the end of a smokers pipe stem,the cleaning member projecting into the stem and affording thebeneficial results when used with a pipe the same as described hereinfor the use of the device with a cigarette holder. In this connection,the pipe stem and the cigarette holder maybe generically termed a smokeconduit.

l/Vh'ile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of myinvention, I do not Wish to limit myself to the precise details ofstructure shown, but desire toavail myself of such variations andmodifications as come Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention What outwardly from said I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cigarette holder described, comprising: a substantially cupshapedmember having an opening formed axially its base; a cleaning memberprojected through said opening and extending cup-shaped member axiallythereof, one end of said cleaning member being angularly turned to liein en retainer of the class gagement With the outer surface of saidbase. 1

-2. A cigarette holder retainer ofthe class described, comprising: asubstantially cup shaped memberadapted for the reception in a snug fitof one end of the cigarette holder; and an axially extended detachablecleaning member on said retainer for projecting through the bore of saidholder upon insertion of the same into engagementvvith said retainer. I

In testimony Whereof'I have signed the foregoingspecification.

JAMES ANCHOR.

